Earlier this month, Mexico and Cuba signed [JURIST report] a memorandum of understanding [text, in Spanish] aimed at combating the rising number of Cuban illegal immigrants [JURIST news archive] attempting to reach the US through Mexico. In recent years the Mexican government has taken various steps to stem the tide of migrants coming into the country from other Central American states on their way to the United States, while at the same time seeking to improve the lives of those already in Mexico.